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One of the perennial questions asked concerning Singapore politics is that of the present and future role of the opposition. It is a question of ever increasing importance as the Old Guard of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), so … Continue reading →

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How did discourses of the economy shape the coping strategies pursued by the government and firms during the Asian Financial Crisis? Beginning in Thailand in July 1997 with the devaluation of the Thai baht, the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) rapidly … Continue reading →

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Why should we be concerned with PM 2.5? The Indonesian practice of using forest fires to clear farmland cheaply has led to an annual ‘haze season’ in Indonesia and its proximate neighbours. On 21 June 2013 Singapore experienced its strongest … Continue reading →

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What makes Toa Payoh Central a hip place to hang out at night? Toa Payoh Township, one of Singapore’s earliest state-planned housing estates, welcomed its first residents on 20 June, 1966. Within this satellite town sits its town centre – … Continue reading →